Review:

Barcelona are off the mark in their opening match of their LaLiga campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Alaves. The home side were frustrated in the first half by Abelardo’s men, who held their discipline at the back.
However, once Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a clever free-kick, the result was a formality. Messi scored Barca’s 6,000th LaLiga goal, nine-and-a-half years removed from scoring their 5,000th.
Philippe Coutinho opened his account for the term before the Argentine notched his second of the game to secure the three points.
Messi’s milestone goal sets up victory! Lionel Messi sealed a 3-0 win for Barcelona against Deportivo Alaves in his first LaLiga match as the club’s full-time captain.
Lionel Messi scored Barcelona’s 6000th goal in LaLiga as the champions sealed a 3-0 win over Deportivo Alaves on Saturday.
The Argentina star swept in a clever free-kick midway through the second half before Philippe Coutinho netted a fine second, with Messi doubling his tally late on to secure all three points for Ernesto Valverde’s side.